Hey! America!

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CrowsofFritz said:
MEH! :mad:

Lol, if I had to choose between the three, I would say the actual date of our country is the most important, but yes, there are tons of other facts that are much more important and it's the principle of Independence Day that really matters.
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One day actually mattered - the actual day our founders declared independence and did something about it. The anniversary or how many trips around the sun the earth has made since then means exactly nothing.
 
Greg_L said:
One day actually mattered - the actual day our founders declared independence and did something about it. The anniversary or how many trips around the sun the earth has made since then means exactly nothing.
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I still respectfully disagree. Birthdays are used to represent the idea that we've lived and survived on this shithole-of-a-planet for another year. I think it's pretty good that we celebrate the anniversary of the idea that our country separated from another because we thought we were being treated unfairly. It's the principle that we celebrate and I just like the idea that our country has gone another year and is still going strong (so far)!
 
CrowsofFritz said:
I still respectfully disagree. Birthdays are used to represent the idea that we've lived and survived on this shithole-of-a-planet for another year. I think it's pretty good that we celebrate the anniversary of the idea that our country separated from another because we thought we were being treated unfairly. It's the principle that we celebrate and I just like the idea that our country has gone another year and is still going strong (so far)!
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Lol. Independence Day exists for one reason - to celebrate the American way - which is getting fatter, drunker, and blowing stuff up. :D
 
None of that stuff has happened with me ..... well the blowing up stuff is fun.
 
moresound said:
None of that stuff has happened with me ..... well the blowing up stuff is fun.
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I loved fireworks as a kid. Now it just doesn't do anything for me. I mean, you buy fireworks and it's literally lighting money on fire. No thanks. :D
 
Greg_L said:
Good idea, you'll see how "free" you really are when the black SUVs come crashing through your front door in the name of national security. :laughings:
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I know. Not like the old dayz.
 
CrowsofFritz said:
I also want to thank the French, momentarily. Without them, there would be no kick-ass America!
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Not to mention the Spanish Navy, which bailed out the Continental Army's ass pretty well. And yeah, guns. Most of the expert shooters in 18th century England were gentlemen, always a minority, and some professional soldiers. The average colonial American was simply a better shot than the average Englishman. If they'd given them longbows, we'd all be singing "God Save the Queen", playing soccer, and calling it football!

My read on the War of Independence- The Americans get too much credit for their guerrilla sniper tactics with Pennsylvania rifles, and not enough for standing against the British in rank and file in open field. They used the same rotational volley fire as the British, and did it rather well, up against a powerful and well drilled opponent.

The British, on the other hand, gets their chops busted for this whole rank and file thing, and not enough recognition of their brutal and effective terrorist tactics using native American irregular troops. The Colonials, of course, did that too. Both sides started by sic'ing whatever Indians they could sign up or bribe on the other side, and their bases of production. Washington may not have been the greatest president they could have found (he was-OK). I think the war and his health took a toll on him. But- he really was one kick-ass general. He knew how to think outside the box, and when to run to buy time and wear the enemy down, while somehow holding his ragtag army together. He was truly remarkable.
 
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